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They were always set in a one particular location?...
Think of the basic ones...
Haddonfield
Camp Crystal Lake
Texas Chainsaw
They all have a general location. Yet throughout their respective series, the filmmakers always changed their locations.
Now the obvious answers to this is...well obvious
- Different film crews
- Different ideas in general
- Wanting a fresh take on a location
But really when you get down to it. Isn't it just pure laziness/arrogance on part of the film makers, and likely the studio to an extent?
The small town used for Haddonfield in Halloween was simple, and it worked, and it seemed to also be used in part 2 but never again did these general locations get used. In fact it seemed we saw less and less of Haddonfield as the series went on, and more and more of abandoned properties, or in this case hospitals, schools, etc.
Friday the 13th, to me is probably the biggest perpetrator of this. The filming locations used for the first film were beautiful, and set on a real camp site, which they never used again. I mean I just don't get it. Do the owners of the property tell these people no, or do they want too much money, or do they simply no longer want to be associated with these franchises or? Or does it simply go back to what I mentioned in the obvious answer part?
Its just one of those quirky things I've always wondered in some of these franchises and other non horror ones really.
Especially when some of these locations (particularly the original locations) end up being way better than the ones used in later films.